Language and sexism / Sara Mills.
The author takes a critical look at sexism in language and argues that even in feminist circles it has become a problematic concept. Drawing on conversational and textual data collected over the last ten years, Mills suggests that there are two forms of sexism - overt and indirect.
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2008.
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| Online Access: | Cambridge Books on Core Contributor biographical information Contributor biographical information |
| Summary: | The author takes a critical look at sexism in language and argues that even in feminist circles it has become a problematic concept. Drawing on conversational and textual data collected over the last ten years, Mills suggests that there are two forms of sexism - overt and indirect. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 178 pages) |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0511427530 9780511427534 0511428146 9780511428142 0511428855 9780511428852 0511429339 9780511429330 0511429711 9780511429712 0511755031 9780511755033 1281791245 9781281791245 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9780511755033 |